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Herefordshire

Herefordshire is a unitary council in the West Midlands. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Nitrogen dioxide where people live in Herefordshire averages 3.9 µg/m³, the lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands. No council in the region has more people killed or seriously injured on its roads: 50.9 per 100,000 residents a year. 48.5% of residents live within 1km of a pharmacy. Healthy life expectancy for women has fallen 5.8 years since 2011 to 2013, to 61.7. Band D council tax, £2,574, is the 2nd highest in the West Midlands.

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Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Herefordshire and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,574

Higher than 83% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£290k

Higher than 55% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 4.8% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£773

Lower than 73% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

7th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Up 3% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings8.3

Higher than 65% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

4th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home67

Lower than 81% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 2nd lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van14.4%

Lower than 72% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station11.8%

Lower than 85% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Joint 5th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket50.5%

Lower than 87% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

5th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy48.5%

Lower than 93% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

4th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available84%

Higher than 66% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths64%

Higher than 57% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 7th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 5 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score44.5

Lower than 64% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP1,853

Lower than 85% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

7th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Joint highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents50.0

Lower than 86% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 20.8% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households3.4

Lower than 80% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 4th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year50.9

Higher than 68% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier90.2%

Lower than 51% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents9.3

Higher than 88% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

7th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 10% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.6

Higher than 78% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint 6th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 102.9

Lower than 79% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women61.7 yrs

Higher than 51% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 5.8 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home16 ha

Lower than 72% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

6th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean3.9 µg/m³

Lower than 89% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 40% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Herefordshire shares a boundary with Forest of Dean, Malvern Hills, Monmouthshire, Powys and Shropshire. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Powys£578
  2. Shropshire£768
  3. Herefordshire£773
  4. Forest of Dean£800
  5. Malvern Hills£878
  6. Monmouthshire£920
Average house price, all homes
  1. Powys£231k
  2. Shropshire£284k
  3. Forest of Dean£289k
  4. Herefordshire£290k
  5. Monmouthshire£332k
  6. Malvern Hills£351k
Council tax, band D
  1. Forest of Dean£2,443
  2. Malvern Hills£2,451
  3. Shropshire£2,528
  4. Herefordshire£2,574
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Forest of Dean46.4
  2. Shropshire47.5
  3. Herefordshire50.0
  4. Powys55.3
  5. Malvern Hills63.1
  6. Monmouthshire63.9
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Malvern Hills1,728
  2. Herefordshire1,853
  3. Forest of Dean1,894
  4. Shropshire2,055
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Shropshire59%
  2. Forest of Dean60%
  3. Malvern Hills63%
  4. Herefordshire64%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Powys2.7 µg/m³
  2. Herefordshire3.9 µg/m³
  3. Forest of Dean4.3 µg/m³
  4. Shropshire4.3 µg/m³
  5. Malvern Hills4.5 µg/m³
  6. Monmouthshire5.3 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Herefordshire11.8%
  2. Forest of Dean13.9%
  3. Monmouthshire14.4%
  4. Shropshire17.1%
  5. Powys19.1%
  6. Malvern Hills21.5%

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